Funny you should mention that, as your nearest peer (Age wise) on this thread, my beard acquires more body at about the same rate as my hair loses it, although I still have a full head.
If it helps, I can't speak for new Braun shavers, but, as mentioned in another thread, I've recently purchased a mains only, series 1 Braun, which, for a habitual wet shaver, is the nearest I've got to a decent electric shave.